Salam Watandar’s survey findings, based on responses from 412 girls and women across 26 provinces in Afghanistan, reveal that 84% of participants reported experiencing violence from the same gender (female). In contrast, 16% stated that they had never been subjected to violence by womn.
KABUL (SW) – The Ministry of Public Health (MoPH) has initiated the anti-polio vaccination campaign in 21 provinces of Afghanistan on Monday.
KABUL (SW) – The Da Afghanistan Bank/Afghanistan Central Bank has announced that in order to maintain and stabilize the value of the Afghani currency, it will auction 17 million US dollars on Wednesday, January 31.
KABUL (SW) – The United Nations Development Program (UNDP) has said that Afghanistan’s electricity sector faces major challenges such as limited access to energy, especially in rural areas.
KABUL (SW) – The first meeting of the regional contact group on Afghanistan is scheduled to take place in Kabul on Monday, with the participation of representatives from various regional countries.
KABUL (SW) – Officials from the Ministry of Energy and Water emphasize the crucial need for international cooperation and active involvement of organizations to combat drought in the next solar year and successfully execute major dam construction projects.
KABUL (SW) – The Da Afghanistan Bank/Afghanistan Central Bank has announced that in order to maintain and stabilize the value of the Afghani currency, it will auction 16 million US dollars on Sunday, January 28.
KABUL (SW) – Nooruddin Azizi, Acting Minister of Commerce and Industry of Afghanistan, emphasized the expansion and strengthening of trade relations with Kyrgyzstan during a meeting with Daniyar Aman Guldif, Minister of Economy and Trade of Kyrgyzstan. Azizi also requested Kyrgyzstan to reduce the transit fare for Afghan commercial goods, aiming to decrease the expenses incurred when transferring goods to China through Kyrgyzstan.
Violence against women is a term in which men are generally known as the perpetrators, and based on the definition of this phenomenon by the United Nations, any gender-based action that threatens the safety and health of women physically, sexually, and psychologically, is violence. However, as it seems, violence against women is not only caused by men, and this phenomenon includes wider dimensions such as the imposition of force and violence by women against women.
PAKTIA (SW) – A number of patients seeking treatment at the 30-bed hospital in Zurmat district of Paktia have voiced their grievances regarding the inadequate health facilities and equipment in the hospital. These patients are facing challenges and difficulties due to the lack of essential health resources in the medical facility.
KABUL (SW) – Officials from the Ministry of Rural Rehabilitation and Development (MoRD) have reported substantial advancements in crucial projects. The projects include worth 2-billion Afghanis dam in Khashrood district of Nimruz province, worth 12-million US dollars dam in Qadas district, and worth 326-million Afghanis water supply project in Qala-e Naw district of Badghis province.
KABUL (SW) – The World Food Programme (WFP) has stated that “in Afghanistan, many children go to school hungry.”
